Police drop charges against 125 Rising Tide protesters two years after Newcastle port blockade
2 months ago by zero_gravitas to c/newcastle
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/35408816
Some relatively good news from NSW for a change.
Police have dropped charges against more than 100 protesters two years after they blockaded the port of Newcastle as part of one of Australia’s largest climate protests.
In the Newcastle local court on Friday, the police prosecutor withdrew charges against 125 protesters. Legal group Climate Defenders Australia, which is representing the bulk of the protesters, said it had petitioned police to do so.
“Police should have withdrawn these charges long ago, once it was clear they could not make out the cases against them,” said Julia Grix, the founder and executive director of the group which represented 110 of the protesters.
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Obviously this is for Newcastle, Australia, since it is part of Aussie Zone. We also welcome input from adjoining Lake Macquarie. Keep it clean and don't be mean.
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@aussie.zone
Obviously this is for Newcastle, Australia, since it is part of Aussie Zone. We also welcome input from adjoining Lake Macquarie. Keep it clean and don't be mean.
For Newcastle Upon Tyne: https://lemmy.world/c/newcastleupontyne
go to feed...